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Chapter 386 - 379: Psychology Also Needs to Follow Common Sense

Chapter 386: Chapter 379: Psychology Also Needs to Follow Common Sense

Teacher Xiao Zhao stared at Nan Zhubin’s sharply defined profile, her eyes entranced.

Her mind was replaying everything Nan Zhubin had just said—

In less than two hours, he simultaneously observed more than ten students, provided corresponding feedback based on individual changes, and adjusted his plans in real-time;

When encountering likable clients, he was not misled by the current optimistic situation and atmosphere, timely identifying potential issues. He was willing to take actions that might seem most inhumane to outsiders if necessary;

For clients unwilling to approach, he maintained a balance between protection and appropriate sternness, carefully managing without mixing in personal feelings, focused solely on the ultimate intervention outcome.

These judgments, these actions.

The more Teacher Xiao Zhao thought, the more her head spun.

She admitted to herself that she absolutely couldn’t accomplish such things.

Just thinking about it made her instinctively feel a tingling anxiety.

"Is this what a real psychological consultant is?"

Teacher Xiao Zhao let out a mental whimper, "I better stick to being a psychology teacher honestly."

In front of Nan Zhubin, all of Teacher Xiao Zhao’s emotions were written on her face.

Nan Zhubin could completely understand Teacher Xiao Zhao’s thoughts at that moment.

Soon, the young female teacher once again sensed a change in the gaze of the male consultant before her. Under this gaze, she seemed to return to her student days, but this time she was back in her mentor’s office after making a huge blunder during her defense.

It was her mentor’s gaze, expressing some regret and kindness, a hesitance about whether to lend a hand.

Finally, looking at Teacher Xiao Zhao’s expression, Nan Zhubin asked once more: "Is there anything else you don’t understand?"

Teacher Xiao Zhao suddenly snapped out of it. This was not the time for self-pity; seizing the opportunity to learn a few techniques from Teacher Nan was the right path.

In some sense, being a psychology teacher requires more professional development than being a psychological consultant!

"Just one last question."

With her index finger, Teacher Xiao Zhao quickly scanned through the notes she had just made.

"Isn’t it true that the [role-playing method] can easily trigger [Defense] in clients?"

Indeed it is. Making clients role-play another person in public may evoke a feeling akin to the embarrassment of "playing house."

Unless the client is an actor or a related professional, but this could introduce other interfering factors.

Nan Zhubin nodded: "Yes, that’s why I place this part at the end of [Group Counseling], after establishing a solid relationship with the group members, before employing it."

"Once the client overcomes the initial awkwardness of [role-playing], once they immerse themselves in the role, cognitive growth can be very rapid," Nan Zhubin explained, "Of course, creating the right atmosphere and guiding the language of the host are also important. They can effectively weaken [Defense]."

Teacher Xiao Zhao nodded: "But in the end, didn’t you use the atmosphere created by other students to replace this effect? Objectively speaking, such atmosphere creation is more uncontrollable and can more easily trigger intense [Defense]."

"Teacher Nan, your way of replacing [role-playing] with this atmosphere is so ingenious that it surpassed my imagination. But how do you determine when such an atmosphere arises and how do you judge it as positive, ensuring it doesn’t cause the client to deviate from the group due to its uncontrollability?"

Listening to Teacher Xiao Zhao’s words, Nan Zhubin blinked.

This question was truly worth discussing.

But implementing it is indeed unrealistic. At least for Teacher Xiao Zhao, it’s not very realistic.

Nan Zhubin could assess such an atmosphere because he had [Micro-expression Analysis].

He wasn’t afraid of losing control of the atmosphere, causing Zhang Zihao to break down and leave, because he had the capabilities of [Emotion Soothing] and even [Emotional Infection], among others.

Therefore, he could maneuver freely in this [Group Counseling], pursuing the best intervention outcome.

Besides, another reason was—

The [Group Counseling] had a really high margin for error.

"I couldn’t make such precise judgments. Although, in hindsight, everything seemed to have produced a positive chemical reaction beautifully."

"But in the moment, I wasn’t engaged in such intensive thinking and assessment; I was just instinctively going with the flow."

In the end, Nan Zhubin still lowered the level of guidance to the average consultant’s level and did not elaborate on the intricate details with Teacher Xiao Zhao.

Teacher Xiao Zhao blinked.

"If you were conducting [Group Counseling] yourself, actually, you don’t need to worry about changes in the atmosphere on-site, just proceed with [role-playing] step by step."

"As for if Zhang Zihao strengthens his [Defense] or [breaks down], it doesn’t matter. This is just a [Group Counseling] after all, and you can’t expect every member of the group to achieve perfect therapeutic effects."

"Later, you can talk to Zhang Zihao well during a one-on-one consultation—in fact, that was my original plan."

[Group Counseling] can have a bit of an experimental nature; it’s something you can "try."

Or rather, in Nan Zhubin’s plan, this Group Counseling was meant to lay the groundwork for subsequent one-on-one consultations.

Teacher Xiao Zhao continued to blink.

Digesting the information Nan Zhubin conveyed, which was completely on a different level from what was said before.

After quite a while, she hesitantly said, "So Teacher Nan, you mean you were... gambling?"

"You shouldn’t say it like that," Nan Zhubin corrected seriously, "It was choosing a relatively aggressive intervention plan."

"Really?"

"Really," Nan Zhubin nodded expressionlessly, "You have to trust psychology. How could anyone manipulate the intervention process so precisely? This is a ten-member-level [Group Counseling] after all."

The young consultant looked into the young female teacher’s eyes: "Psychology must also speak to common sense."

...

After closing the activity room door with the dazed Teacher Xiao Zhao, Nan Zhubin went straight back to the consultation room.

He looked around inside, Chonghui wasn’t there.

Although a bit strange, Nan Zhubin didn’t overthink. He went straight to his small room and lay down on the double sofa.

He fell asleep instantly.

His consciousness sunk like diving.

Entering the dream consultation room, a line of large characters appeared before him.

[Monthly Goal: Complete "Psychological Consultation" for 10 hours (10/10) within 1 month, and thereafter undergo 1 session of "Psychological Ability Training"]

[This month’s goal has been completed]